THE IMPACT AND NEGATIVE IMPLICATIONS OF FOREIGN LOAN WORDS ENTERING GEORGIAN

Marine Mchedlishvili

doi:10.52340/PUTK.2024.2346-8149.09.02

Authors

Marine Mchedlishvili Javakhishvili State University, Georgian American University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52340/PUTK.2024.2346-8149.09.02

Keywords:

authenticity, internationalism, loan words, loss of words, national identity

Abstract

As globalisation is a multifaceted phenomenon, alongside its benefits, it poses specific threats to small nations like Georgians. This paper explores the negative implications of incorporating former neologisms as loan words or lexical borrowings into the language and studies the consequences that the entrance of such forms could bring to the Georgian language. The article focuses on different stages of the process of incorporation of "International" words into Georgian. It explores a vocabulary segment from three "Foreign words" dictionaries (published by various editors in 1904, 1933, and 1989). It proves that many authentic Georgian words were replaced and eventually lost while acquiring foreign equivalents. The article also deals with some structural and morphological distortions caused by the acquisition of foreignism and focuses on the adverse developments in the Georgian Language.

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Author Biography

Marine Mchedlishvili, Javakhishvili State University, Georgian American University

The article's author is a PhD student at Javakhishvili State University, working on the issues of English neologisms and their transposition into Georgian. Her interests include the translation of various kinds of unique linguistic units. She has experience teaching Cambridge ESOL examination preparatory courses. She also teaches English at Georgian American University—GAU and holds the associate professor position.

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